Exhaust-box for fruit-canning.



W, G. ANDERSON & A. R. THOMPSON.

EXHAUST BOX FOR FRUIT GANNING.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.28,1911,

Patented Aug: 27, 1912-.

a :1 ,W W M 5 WA. HE 4Z -m V h through the box in and shall describe: our in" nectlon with. a, form oi in i "EJNETED oi i ioo WILLIAD/i C. ANDRES-9N SIG-N035; TO ANDERE) CORPC RATION OF (3.4

it knom. that Wm WiLLLuz .7. Axumsox :mai .XHHTRT R. THOMPSUN. iiizms oi" the United Slims, residing at San Josm in tho oozmiy of Santa (3 am and Sum of? {Hair form i, have, invented (91-min new mui um *Ful l ii'mprovomonts in EXimust-Boxos: in! Fruit--(.Janning, of which the foiimving is a spooification.

()uy. invention reiatos to the Cioss of ox ha11st-boxos used in the fruit monin art, the purpose of which is to the air from filled. and syl'upod cams, by tho opoiiozition of: heat. prior to heron ail sealing said cans.

Our invention is applicable to devices 0 apparatus of this cbm'ocier Without ,i'ogiud to any pa iicninr course of firm/o1 of tho cans through the box. this moon that it is, in a general sense, inmmteriai whether the device be one in wxiioii tho cans pass single d'woi course, "wa ve! Within tho box. *1 :iooz' oi" or one in much buoy m a to and fro sows: runs. We have, om-mi conto convey no cams throu h she box in a continuom to and (:ouzrso, this form basing i951 for'oui impi'memont.

ii consists in or: 1 box 01 reior' *rovxcioci W161i moans i'oi dilation of Five steam said box i in it cooimuous con-mono Wit-i1 dimiing wails, said ionnei iho oi. oi-of i. L01 the be ting of the co thereby semmng {in .iegreo of ouiz'od, but without suiii mg theii co cams at this open:

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L .H. XSEI-BGX 1'92 FRUIT-CANNING.

Bgecification of Letters Patent. imm'meo Aug. 263311912.

of Hie cmrtunnel therein, Fig. 2 is a vertioni. cross SSCUOH oi the box, on the line m-w :01 Fig. 1.

l is the Closed" box or ret-ort constructed in any suitable manner.

2 are spaced cross supports within the box, 11 on which is carried the can-tunnol 3. This tunnel. is formed of heat conducting material such asshooi, metal. A good shape in oi'oss section for the tunnel is that shown in. 2, in which tho main body 01 the tunnoi approximates in width and height the size a con 4, said iunnoi having a base portion or chain-conduit in which to house the carrier-whom o. The tunnel is closeci to interior of the box; at one end it opens through the anti of @110 om; 1 with a tlgnt ooomwion, Midi there receives tho entering chain; and also the incoming cans from the onti'amoo tabio indicotoci in Fig. 1 by. Afi oiici the tunnel l kewise opieiis with tight connection, on and. the carrier-chain emerges, v s om disohm'ged -being directed upon the delivery table 9. Be- 5 the tunnel in its best arrangement Uni m to and fro course throughout; the 002., .n many runs as may be do- MOWER? for tho sake of iiiustm- Lion, ue oxtiiomities of tho rum iuiiiimol s as shown in Fig. 1) on. ioptefi 01" the continuous 51.. :ii

passage no cons; The carrier oimin iS an endless one and oniors Lho mono! 3 m the sprocket 10. it tin/e13 in the, condw portion 5 of said tunnel, a is piroi'icimi at intorvais with cross 'iiig its 11 which, resting upon the floor 13112 1211115191 ilpport said chain, and serve tho for oonveying the 1 tunnoifloor. At tho bonds, 4 M: by sprooket's 12, seated ole enmrgoments of the conduit images from the tunnel 13 which may ooconsidoco' tho chain returns box, a round. a sprocket first of iho box to the l bero? to hike up oi n. in "he cross supino openings 1% on order the chili and syrupud cans 4. with their tops still open 01' 1111302115! are fed i l-mu {he entranse table? upon the chain nm'hveen its fiig'liis 11 as they are about \0 enter file tunnel flights, Hm cans are carried thrbugh the tunnel, in the present case, in 11"(0 and fro cmmse and .thvy emerge fa-um the tunnel and are dQiivered upon the (iii;- chargs fable 9. Live steam. is forced into the box tln-ough pipe 17 0 a my Lwned pressure according to the heat rmylired. Til-Q box being tight. 1m steam escapes and here.

lies evenomy. Thu tunnel Walls being heatconducting, th s heat is rml'i-x (l to (he 0321a within it, mad thrj (011mm subjec'ted $0 the prayer temps-1 The steam 4 not some in cakn'tuct with the my and this, \vi'ih many azjimnudii' in be :csuih namely,

on: without undue length of box is possibie. 1

Having thus dsscribeii the invention What we chum as new and (issue to secure by (iijent 15 said tunnel; and means for introducing steam to said retort.

An oxhaust aaox comprising a closed reto; j a can-tunnel mthm sand retort-cornpused ofheai conductmg Walls and extend mg m a, contznuous t0 and fro COUISG 1n a hurlzonial plane 111 the retort, sald tunnel 09mg closed to Lhe rsmrt mtermr and its ends opening out from said retort to the exterior; an endless traveling carrier shain y; 5-;i11g ihmugu said tunnel for conveying he 15 thereihrough; and means for in 1 '20 said retort. whouzoi we have signed our unification the presence 11x Wien sses.

W1 A M O. ANDERSON. ALB?) 11 LL THOMPSON.

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